Dress-chart.



No. 851,279. PATENTED ,11511. 2s, 1907.

E. E. DOBBS.

' DRESS CHART. APPLIOATION FILED JULY 16. 1906.

FHD/VT GORE UNITE STATES PATENT TTIQE.

DRESS-CHART.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 23, 1907.

Application tiled July 16,1906. Serial No. 326,323.

have invented certain new and useful Improveniente in Dress-Charts, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a chart Jfrom which a patternfor a dress skirt can be easily and quickly made.

A further object is to provide a chart capable of adjustment to adapt itfor making patterns of different sizes.

My invention consists generally in a dress chart all as hereinafterdescribed and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification; Figure1 is a plan view of the chart for the front gore showing it extended.Fig. is a similar view of the chart for the `first side gore. Fig. 3 isa plan view oi the chart for the second side gore. Fig. 4 is a plan viewof the chart for the back gore.

In the drawing, I have shown different sections used for marking out askirt pattern and in which, 2 represents a plate whereon an extension3=is pivoted at 4 to coincide therewith, or as shown in the 'ligure to'form a continuation or extension of the plate 2. The plates may be madein one piece, but I prefer to provide the hinged sections torconvenience in handling and transportation. When the plates areextended, the scale 5 on one edge is utilized to determine theparticular length of the skirt. At the top of the plate 2 is atransverse scale 6 representing the waist measure and below and parallelwith the Waist measure scale, is a scale 7 for the hip measure. Atransverse slot 8 is provided near the scale 6 and a plate 9 has a slot1l and is adjustably attached to the plate 2 by the fastening device 12.A second plate 13 has a slot le adjustably connected with the plate 2 byfastening devices similar to those employed in connection with the plate9. A plate 15 is pivotally attached at its ends to the plates 9 and 13and is provided with a scale 16.

The lrst side gore chart shown in Fig. 2 comprises a plate 17 havingwaist and hip measure scales 1S and 19 and a longitudinal scale 20 and agore chart 21 also having a longitudinal scale 22, and pivoted at itsends on plates 23 and 24 which have adjustable connections with theplate 17 corresponding to those described with reference to the plate 2.The slots and fastening devices being almost identical in each section,the same rel:- erence figures may be employed for beth.

The second side gore consists et a plate 25 having a longitudinal scale26 and a gore plate 27 with a scale 2S and plates 29 and 30 pivotallyconnected to the ends et the plate 27 and adjustable on the plate 25over the scales 31 and 32 thereon.

The back gore plate 33 has a scale 34 and a plate 35 pivotally connectedat its ends to plates 86 and 37 which are provided with scales 3S and 39and adjustably attached to the plate 33 by means of slots and fastenerscorresponding to those heretofore described.

In using the chart the measure of the person is taken in the usual wayand the plates set with their scales representing the measure and wheneach section has been adjusted the operator can place them on the paperand mark out the pattern therefrom.

I claim as Iny invention:

l. A skirt chart having a front gore plate 2 and a plate 3 pivotallyconnected therewith at one end and adapted to be folded to coineide withone another, said plates having a scale on one longitudinal edge whichwhen the plates are extended, lorms the measure Vfor the length el theskirt, the opposite longitudinal edges of the plates being curved andthe plate 2 having near its upper end transverse scales representingrespectively the waist and hip measures and a gore plate also having ascale and slidably attached to said plate 2 and adjustable thereon, withrespect to said waist and hip measures7 substantially as described.-

2. In a skirt chart, a plate representing a gore having a longitudinalscale and transverse scales representing the waist and hip measure and agore plate having a longitudinal scale on its outer edge and plateshaving sliding connections with said AIlrst gore plate over said waistand hip measures and on which sliding plates, said gore plate ispivotally mounted, substantially as described.

In witness whereof, I have .hereunto set my hand this 11th day ol July1906.

EDWIN EUGENE DOBBS.

Witnesses RICHARD PAUL, J. I-I. BALDWIN.

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